XPost: sci.geo.satellite-nav, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: Newyana2@invalid.nospam   
      
   "R.Wieser"  wrote   
      
   | > How do they 100% geolocate an IP address alone to your unique address?   
   |   
   | Do not believe the claims a companies sales department makes.  After all,   
   | they are trying to sell a product (either the software or its results).   
   |   
   | The answer to your question ?  By accessing the database which stores such   
   | IP-to-user "translations", which an ISP is legally required to upload its   
   | own log in that regard to.   
   |   
      
     I use a free database from MaxMind to process my server logs.   
   It gets location within a few miles. Getting more accurate costs.   
   But even Google only gets within miles. If they're getting an exact   
   address that's just datamining of personal information.   
      
     I'm curious. What do you know about ISPs uploading logs? I've   
   never heard of that. Is that a Dutch law? IP range assignments are   
   public knowledge, but I've never heard of any law requiring ISPs   
   to share their traffic data.   
      
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